1. (1) Section R432-100-6 additionally applies to the governing body of a psychiatric specialty hospital.
2. (2) The governing body shall develop through its officers, committees, medical and other staff, a mission statement that includes a plan for patient care services.

3. (3) The licensee shall provide:

   1. (a) current and complete medical records;
   2. (b) continuous registered nursing supervision and other nursing services;

   3. (c) basic in-house services to include:

      1. (i) laboratory;
      2. (ii) pharmacy;
      3. (iii) emergency services;
      4. (iv) interim care of traumatized patients coordinated with an appropriate emergency transportation service;
      5. (v) specialized diagnostic and therapeutic facilities; and
      6. (vi) medical staff and equipment required to provide the type of care in the recognized specialty the hospital provides; and
   4. (d) any basic on-site services required of a general hospital that are needed for the diagnosis, therapy, and treatment offered or required by patients admitted to or cared for in the psychiatric specialty hospital.

KEY: health care facilities

Date of Last Change: November 1, 2023

Notice of Continuation: September 1, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-202